DEVELOPMENT OF BIOMIMETIC ROBOTS WITHIN EPS ENGINEERING CAPSTONE PROJECT
Benedita Malheiro, Manuel Silva, Paulo Ferreira, Pedro Guedes, Cristina Ribeiro, Fernando Ferreira and Abel Duarte
School of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal
Syllabus
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3. European Project Semester at ISEP (EPS@ISEP)
3. Biomimetic Projects
4. Conclusions
1. European Project Semester (EPS)
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1. BACKGROUNDEuropean Project Semester (EPS)
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Context
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1. EPS
Engineering Programme Curriculum
EPS capstone project/internship programme
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European Project Semester
• What? – Project based learning one semester capstone/internship programme addressed ‑
to students from diverse national and scientific backgrounds (engineering, product design and business)
• When? – 1995, Denmark, Prof. Arvid Anderson
• Goal? – Foster the development of international competences, project organised
learning, teamwork and complementary transversal skills among engineering graduates
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1. EPS
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European Project Semester
• Where? – EPS Providers are a group of 16
European Universities from 12 countries
• EPS@ISEP?– Spring 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 and
2015– 90 students | 19 teams | 14 countries
| 22 engineering, product design and business programmes
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1. EPS
USA
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2. CAPSTONE/INTERNSHIP PROGRAMMEEuropean Project Semester at ISEP (EPS@ISEP)
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Study Plan
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2. EPS@ISEP
Module ECTUProject 20
Project Management and Team Work 2
Marketing and Communication 2
Portuguese 2
Energy and Sustainable Development 2
Ethics and Deontology 2
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Schedule
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Project
Project Management
Energy and Sustainable Dev
Ethics & Deontology
Marketing
Communication
Foreign Language
Team Building
15 weeks
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Teams & Proposals
• Teams (4-6 students) assembled according to member– Diversity - different scientific and cultural backgrounds (mandatory)– Teamwork profiles - Belbin test
• Proposals:– Multidisciplinary– Open
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2. EPS@ISEP
Bio-inspired Swimming Robot | Flying RobotData Centre HumidifierLevel/Weight Monitoring System for Oil Tanks Fluid Disinfection System based on UVContext-aware Smart ObjectInteractive Sound & Light TableEnvironmental Buoy/Regatta Beacon | Wing SailPet Tracker | Surf Board LoggerSolar Dryer | Solar DehydratorAquaponic System | Aquaponic ShelterInsectarium
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• Dedicated room (teams, lectures and project development)
• Team space (table, binder, placard and shelf)
• + + for all modules
• EPS@ISE P account ([email protected]) and calendar (all EPS activities)
• Electronic resources / team:– folder– (template comprising work plan, logbook, report and deliverables)
Space & Tools
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2. EPS@ISEP
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Staff in 2015
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2. EPS@ISEP
International Relations Office
Complementary Module Lecturers
Project Supervisors
7 departments
472 h
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Approach
• Coaching: joint supervision model
• Assessment: Self, Peers, Teachers
• Conflict resolution: team rules
• Deliverables: – Wiki– Intermediate + Final Report– Intermediate + Final Presentation– Video + Poster + Brochure– Paper– Manual
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Participants
• Spring 2011 – 8 students | 2 teams
• Spring 2012 – 16 students | 4 teams
• Spring 2013 – 13 students | 3 teams
• Spring 2014 – 15 students | 5 teams
• Spring 2015 – 30 students | 5 teams
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Minimum of (3 countries && 3 scientific backgrounds) / team
2011 2012 2013 2014 20150
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StudentsNationalitiesBackgrounds
2. EPS@ISEP
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Implement and Operate
Validation
Test and Debugging
Assembling
CDIO Compliant Process
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3. EPS@ISEP
Conceive and DesignEco-efficiency Measures for Sustainability
Ethical and Deontological Concerns
Marketing Plan
Project Management
State of the Art
Solution Requirements and Architecture
Selection and Procurement of Materials
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3. BIO INSPIRED ROBOTSBiomimetic EPS@ISEP Projects
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Bio Inspired Projects and Teams
• Swimming Robot – Bro-Fish, Team 1, Spring 2014:– Alicia, civil engineering (SP)– Magdalena, naval architecture and maritime engineering (DE)– Marcin. mechanical engineering and computer science (PL)– Rasmus, electrical engineering (FI)
• Flying Robot – MyBird, Team 3, Spring 2014:– Iain, mechanical engineering (UK)– Bénédicte, product design (BE) – Yvonne, sales and marketing engineering (DE) – Rauno, materials engineering (EE)
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3. BIOMIMETIC
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Swimming Robot Team
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4. BIOMIMETIC
The project has suffered a number of setbacks. We have, however, learned a lot from this project and we can draw conclusions from our experiences.
We are convinced that any research done in the aquatic field may help preserve biodiversity, find and use natural resources more sustainably, improve means of transport, understand climate and weather, and finally improve our economy. We like the biomimetic approach of the
task. Nature provides a database of solutions that – due to selective pressure – ensure a high degree of efficiency. That is why we want to try to discover the principles behind, mimic them and apply them to manmade craft.
A Mechanical Engineer, Electrical Engineer, Maritime Engineer and Civil Engineer have supported this project. This diversity is a great advantage when it comes to facing problems. Our different points of view help to find efficient solutions.
http://www.eps2014-wiki1.dee.isep.ipp.pt
Multidisciplinary Teamwork
Challenge, inspiration & motivation
Eco and Ethical Awareness
Active Learning
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Flying Robot Team
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4. BIOMIMETIC
Communication management is the key to success, and this is not only the case in your own team but also outwith the team, between the teachers. If the communication management is not going well, the time management fails too because you greatly depend on one another to meet deadlines.
We realized that in the beginning we had no idea we had to take quality and procurement management into consideration, which appeared to be a useful tool.
This project appealed to us because it would be challenging, yet possible. Furthermore we found it to be a very interesting topic since none of us has any experience with robotics, but all are interested in the field of mechanics. Besides our interest in robotics, we liked the bio-inspired aspect of the proposal, since nature creates the most elegant and intelligent solutions to its problems.
In the first few months of the project we learned a lot about team work. All of us have had to work in teams before, which was not always easy, but we are now in a multidisciplinary team and it is even more difficult to work efficiently.
http://www.eps2014-wiki3.dee.isep.ipp.pt
Multidisciplinary teamwork
Challenge, inspiration & motivation
Active Learning
Cross-cultural communication
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4. CONCLUSIONSEPS@ISEP & Biomimetic Projects
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Conclusions
• EPS capstone/internship project-based learning programme– Multicultural and multidisciplinary teams – Complementary project supportive modules– Joint supervision model– Open multidisciplinary proposals
• Biomimetic proposals– Challenging , inspirational and motivational– Multidisciplinary – Ecological and Ethical awareness
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3. CONCLUSIONS
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DEVELOPMENT OF BIOMIMETIC ROBOTS WITHIN THE EPS ENGINEERING CAPSTONE PROJECT
Benedita Malheiro, Manuel Silva, Paulo Ferreira, Pedro Guedes, Cristina Ribeiro, Fernando Ferreira and Abel Duarte
School of Engineering, Polytechnic Institute of Porto, Portugal
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